Ruben instantly won his first tournament warmup which was the PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up, which was held in May 2008. He beat all competitors and came out on top with a prize of $112,945. After a few months, Ruben moved on to compete in his second tournament which was the PokerStars Sunday Million. He captured 4th place and came home with a prize of $77,301. In September 2008, Ruben shone again as he won the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker $320 No-Limit Hold’em. He gathered a huge amount of $135,687. Ruben continued to play excellent poker in 2009. He participated in the PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker $3,150 No Limit Hold’em and made a great 6th place finish. He also earned an amount of $126,000. In June of the same year, Ruben participated in the World Poker Tour Spanish Championship €5,000 Main Event. He finished 11th place and won $18,737, Ruben had yet another taste of victory when he participated in the World Poker Tour Championship €400 No Limit Hold’em. He made an amazing 1st place run and won $16,729.

Ruben is extremely happy to have made poker a professional career. For the Team PokerStars player, nothing could be better that doing what you love and making a living from it.

Lex’s first major tournament highlight was at the European Poker Tour Deauville €4,000 No Limit Hold’em Main Event which was held in February 2006. He was able to finish 20th place and claimed a monetary prize of $10,536. In the following year, Lex played in the World Poker Tour Mandalay Bay Poker Championships which was held in June 2007. He showed another great performance and achieved 20th place. He also received an amount of $13,115. On the same month, Lex had his first experience of the World Series of Poker tournament, which was one of the most famous annual competitions in poker. He played in the $5,000 Pot Limit Hold’em event and won $14,690. In November of that year, Lex played in the 2007 Belgian Poker Championships and improved to an 18th place finish. He brought home $14,690. In the following year, Lex joined the 2008 World Series of Poker $10,000 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em and finished at 48th place. In the event, he won $14,438. In 2009, Lex returned to the European Poker Tour which was held in April and competed in the San Remo €5,000 No Limit Hold’em. He finished 89th and won an amount of $10,477. On the following month, Lex participated in the 2009 World Series of Poker $40,000 No Limit Hold’em event and made his strongest finish of 7th place. He also earned his largest amount in major tournaments, which is $277,939.

In 2008, Joep participated in his first major tournament which was the PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up  held in October. He was able to make a great performance and won a satisfying amount of $23,250. In the following year, Joep played in one of the most prestigious tournaments which was the European Poker Tour Deauville. He competed in the €5,000 No Limit Hold’em Main Event and secured a 34th place finish. He managed to earn $14,321. Joep played in another tournament of the same month which was the Dom Classics. He competed in the €300 Limit Hold’em event and secured a 2nd place finish. He collected $10,066 in that event. Joep played in a third tournament which was the PokerStars Sunday 500. He placed 2nd place once again and obtained a generous amount of $69,234. After a couple of months, Joep played in his first World Series of Poker tournament. He competed in the $1,500 Limit Hold’em Shootout. He finished the tournament in 7th place and won $18,136.

Aside from playing poker, Joep is a simple guy who has great passion for football. He loves watching football matches and considers it very exciting. Joep also loves to write about poker. In fact he writes poker-related articles for different websites. Joep continues to play poker in an effort to improve his game more and to succeed and win one of the most desirable trophies which is the World Series of Poker bracelet.

Back in his hometown in Holland, Pieter has already surprised everyone by winning the Poker Champion of Holland which was televised locally in 2008. After this, Pieter moved on to participate in major tournaments. It is in the European Poker Tour that Pieter had hist best game of his career. He was able to bring out his best and outlasted a total of 935 players in the 2009 tournament. Pieter made his major debut in the European Poker Tour €10,000 Monte Carlo Grand Final. Pieter wasted no time and displayed a magnificent effort and came out on top. He won an outstanding amount of $3,024,167. It was a very memorable moment for Pieter as he came back from the last position to win it all. He instantly established himself as one of the most promising players in the world of poker. After a month, Pieter participated in his next major competition which was the 2009 World Series of Poker $1,500 No Limit Hold’em, He was able to finish 270th and earned $2,668. He competed in another event of the tournament which was the $2,000 No Limit Hold’em event. He was able to finish 76th and gathered a prize of $6,262.

Peter continues to play and enjoy the game of poker. Pieter is a truly talented poker player and continues to show charisma in and out of the poker room.

Sebastien also created an impressive reputation in the clubs as well. He used to play for CS Bourgoin-Jallieu in France. In 2004, Sebastien traveled to the UK and played for the Sale Sharks in the Guinness Premiership. This was a memorable time in Sebastien’s career, since he was well accepted and loved by the fans. He earned the nickname “Seabass”. Soon, Sebastien traveled back to France in 2009 and played for Racing Metro. Other teams have high respect for the Frenchman because of his excellent skills on the pitch. His aggressive attitude is one of his strengths, and continues to practice it in the world of poker.

Sebastian has easily adapted to poker and exercises his skills as much as he can. He continues to improve his game and has participated in online poker games. With sufficient experience in playing poker, he has had some notable moments in online tournaments. This time, Sebastien looks forward to take his game to the next level by participating in live tournaments. Sebastien is positive and knows that abundant opportunities lay ahead, and success is just around the corner.

Bertrand developed a desire for the game since it allowed him to showcase his talent in strategic gaming. After playing poker for quite some time, he began to succeed playing online. He often played at the PokerStars website and quickly became of one its highest earners. Soon, Bertrand engaged in live tournaments and continued to succeed. In 2007, Bertrand played in the European Poker Tour in Copenhagen and made a strong 2nd place finish. He managed to seize $399,953. After the tournament, Bertrand played in the World Series of Poker $2,500 No Limit Holdem and reached the final table. He attained 9th place and seized $29,124 Bertrand continued to impress and finally astonished everyone in the 2008 PokerStars Carribean Adventure. He gave a tremendous performance that overcame 1,013 participants and rewarded him an incredible $2,000,000. Bertrand’s success continued to grow when he joined the 2008 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker $25,000 No Limit Holdem Heads-up event. He ended up 2nd place with an amount of $320,000. Bertrand continued to dominate by winning $1,411,015 in the World Poker Tour Festa al Lago, $433,500 in the PCA High Roller event, $232,730 in the World Championship of Poker $530 1 rebuy 1 add-on No Limit Holdem event, and $263,323 in the World Championship of Poker $215 No Limit Holdem event. Bertrand is absolutely one of the mos successful poker players in the world.

Vanessa’s interest in poker grew while she studied at Duke University. Somewhere along her studies, she became fascinated with Game Theory since she was fond of games. The subject taught essential mathematical principles that were useful in decision-making. Vanessa saw this as her passion, which would later introduce her to poker. In no time, Vanessa discovered the game and instantly fell in love with it. She decided that a professional poker career would be best. Vanessa started to participate in live poker tournaments. In 2005, she played in the live tournament circuit and did not disappoint at all. Her natural inclination to games allowed her to improve her game later on. In 2006, Vanessa joined the World Poker Tour and was able to reach the final table of the tournament. She was fortunate to snatch a 7th place and walked away with $250,000. In 2007, Vanessa finished strong in the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker. She secured 2nd place and brought home an amazing $700,000. In 2008, Vanessa joined the World Series of Poker and was also able to reach the final table of the $5,000 Shorthanded Holdem event. She finished 8th place in the event. Finally, Vanessa got her break when she won the preliminary event at the World Poker Tour Borgata Open. She was able to go home with $285,450. Vanessa continued to succeed in 2009. She finished 2nd place in the NBC National Heads-up Poker Championship, and obtained $250,000. Her biggest win came when she played in the European Poker Tour Grand Final €25,000 High roller Event where she won €720,000. Her success has made her one of the finest female Poker players in the world.

Aside from being one of the best tennis players of all time and winning 49 major titles, Boris is extremely passionate about the world of poker. After he retired from professional tennis, Boris often played poker and gained sufficient experience within a few years. In no time, he was able to establish himself in the world of poker, not because of his reputation for being one of the greatest tennis players in the world, but for his exceptional talent and skill in the game. Boris participated in  Season 4 PokerStars European Poker Tour Grand Final which was held in Monte Carlo. Boris amused a lot of fans by finishing 7th place. Boris competed in the €500 No Limit Holdem event, and was able to end up with $18,672. Boris may not have as much experience in the game as most of the other poker greats do, but he is quickly drawing much attention and respect. Boris continues to practice his passion in poker by competing in online and live tournaments as well. Just like in tennis, his motivation in playing poker is enormously great.

Boris is not just a great tennis player, but a competitive professional poker as well. He is an inspiration to everyone who wants to follow their dreams.

Due to his passion and motivation, Sebastian quickly absorbed the game and gave another shot at online poker. Soon, Sebastian joined the 2007 World Championship of Online Poker and surprised everyone by finishing 2nd place. He was able to win $260,184 in the online tournament. Sebastian instantly established himself in the world of poker, and continued to play in online tournaments. Later, he tried his luck in Season 3 European Poker Tour in Dortmund. He was able to reach the final table of the tournament and ended up with $288,283. Then, his best moment arrived when he participated in Season 5 European Poker Tour in Barcelona. Sebastian was able to outlast 619 players and won an enormous amount of $1,941,401. He continued to draw cashouts in the European Poker Tour in Prague, as well as the Grand Final which was held in Monte Carlo. To this date, Sebastian is considered one of the top earners of the European Poker Tour of all time. Sebastian’s success was not limited to the European Poker Tour and continued to impress at the World Series of Poker. He was able to win the gold bracelet in 2008, and the World Series of Poker $5,000 World Championships Seven-card Stud Hi Lo event. He ended up with $328,762 in the tournament.